Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Report on the Reef-Corals Collected by H. M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76
One species, Orbicella cavernosa, Esper, which is common to the West Indian reefs, was obtained at a depth of 30 fathoms. The occurrence of this definite Reef Coral in such a locality and depth is an extremely interesting fact.
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